Not Children, Not Human: U.S. Imperialist Violence

Our radios play recordings of children’s screams and our newsfeeds are filled with endless images of bleak detention centers: six and seven year-olds in cages, on matts with emergency blankets, and younger toddlers are even legally barred from being touched or consoled after being ripped from their parents. Trump’s new “zero-tolerance” policy has set in [...]

Waste, Starvation, Toxicity – Food Production under Capitialism

Modern Industrial Agriculture: A Success? Little thought is given to how food is produced. When we are hungry, we eat the food in our pantry. When we run out of food, we go to the supermarket. Before our eyes is a seemingly endless bounty of food as we walk the aisles of the brightly-lit, climate-controlled [...]

Thinking About May Day: International Solidarity + Organization at Home

  In 2012, One Struggle visited Haiti and met with SOTA-BO union textile workers. SOTA is affiliated with Batay Ouvriye (BO).  BO is an intermediate level organization born out of a mass movement in Haiti. Since the 1980’s they have hustled with fierce commitment to organize and grow, constructing textile unions, neighborhood groups and peasant [...]

Imperialism Drives Immigration So Capitalism Can Devour All of Us

*This article has been edited based on a member’s direct experience working for immigration reform, especially DACA. Imperialism is the natural expansion of capitalism. The constant need for growth and increased profits sends capitalists beyond national boundaries in search of new markets and lower production costs. […]

The Immeasurable Cost Behind Our Holiday Shopping

Worker at Foxconn, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer best known for producing Apple (AAPL) iPhones and iPads. ‘Tis the season for consumerism! But it’s about time we open our eyes to capitalism and imperialism. This is a time of the year when consumption peaks. Amazon warehouse and shipping workers work insane hours to make [...]

Turning Point USA – Fascism on Campus

On Monday, October 9, 2017, the FIU chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) hosted the organization’s founder, Charlie Kirk. Turning Point USA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded on June 5, 2012 with a mission to identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote the principles of freedom, free markets, and limited government. According to [...]

Puerto Rico: Imperialism is the Root Problem

May Day 2017 protest in San Juan PR over economic crisis & austerity measures. It's been a minute since we've posted. Hurricane Irma prep, aftermath, and catch up slowed us down in south Florida. But! We're psyched that students at Florida International University decided to be a part of One Struggle! They recently [...]